Union Minister in PMO with independent charge of Science and Technology, Dr Jitendra Singh today announced that Rs 80 crore Centrally funded North India’s first Government Homoeopathic Medical College, will come up in Jasrota area of district Kathua where work for the boundary wall has already started.
The announcement was made by the Minister during his visit to proposed site of the College in Jasrota village near here, today. The visit to the area was in continuation to Dr Jitendra Singh’s consistent spree of development even after the declaration of his mandate for Lok Sabha, from Kathua, Udhampur and Doda constituency.
The Minister was briefed by the engineers and senior experts from the Department of Ayush about the institution.
Talking to reporters on the sidelines of the programme, Dr Jitendra Singh said after Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave impetus and thrust to Indian System of Medicines (ISM) and healthcare in the country, by promoting Yoga and Millet at International level, Kathua will develop as cost effective holistic healthcare centre of India.
He said best class health facility will be available in Kathua where Government Medical College has already been established by this Government, followed by facility being provided by TATA Cancer Institute and establishment of Homeopathic College.
Dr Jitendra Singh while taking a jibe at earlier Governments alleged that prior to 2014 the situation in Kathua district was so bad that there was not even an Orthopaedic Surgeon available in district Hospital Kathua and the patients for plastering were also referred to Government Medical College (GMC) Jammu.
The Minister alleged that the district was victim of discriminatory and vote bank politics of earlier ruling parties who had a biased mindset and where not interested in development of this entire belt.
